Module 6: Specimen Prep 2 - YouTube
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15 Oct 2024 | Contributor(s): Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick, kellymoore@tntech.edu, Brittany McGuire, Rachel May | doi:10.25334/HYKQ-1P96
Once students have pressed and dried their plant material (from Module 5), they will learn about the curatorial techniques used to create a permanent museum specimen.
Module 5: How to Collect and Press Plants in the Field
07 Oct 2024 | Contributor(s): Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick, Kelly Moore, Brittany McGuire, Rachel May | doi:10.25334/0W0E-QA35
This activity will guide students through the process of collecting fresh plant material that will be transformed into a permanent herbarium specimen. Students will make a specimen for the plant they chose to represent their family’s botanical history. Each student will use a field press to...
Module 4: What Kind of Data Goes in a Field Notebook?
16 Apr 2024 | Contributor(s): Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick, Kelly Moore, Brittany McGuire, Rachel May | doi:10.25334/XYYN-TE68
The goal of this activity is to introduce students to biological field notebooks and how they are used by scientists during field work. Specifically, students will learn what a botanist collecting plants in the field will record in their notebook, and how this information is then used to produce...
Module 3: What on Earth is a Herbarium?
08 Apr 2024 | Contributor(s): Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick, Kelly Moore, Brittany McGuire, Rachel May | doi:10.25334/X09Z-R610
The goal of this activity is to introduce students to herbarium specimens and why they are an important source of information. The emphasis of this activity is on examining the types of data that specimens provide and how this data can be used to answer questions in biology (e.g., species...
Module 2: Opening Your Eyes to the Diversity of Plants
02 Apr 2024 | Contributor(s): Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick, Kelly Moore, Brittany McGuire, Rachel May | doi:10.25334/7F1W-3047
This activity picks up from Module 1 where students chose the plant they wanted to represent their botanical history. In that module, they each identified their plant’s family and were given its scientific name. Module 2 provides students with an overview of the four major groups of land plants...
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